NHRA unleashed or is it unlashed

[Travis Miller]

Originally Posted by art leong

One Question?
The index classes 11.0, 12.0, and 13.0. Are they shoepolish classes or is it heads up?

They are heads up on a 5/10ths Pro tree. This is ideal for all those who have been pushing their agenda over the years for more and more heads up runs.

There were several stockers in attendance and we did not even have to check their carb sizes.

Travis

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[A100]

Originally Posted by Travis Miller

They are heads up on a 5/10ths Pro tree. This is ideal for all those who have been pushing their agenda over the years for more and more heads up runs.

There were several stockers in attendance and we did not even have to check their carb sizes.

Travis

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So Travis were you at Indy helping with the tech?

Give us your assestment of how the race went.

I've been to few of these type of races and I don't see any agenda other than racers getting together with basic rules having fun.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Travis Miller

They are heads up on a 5/10ths Pro tree. This is ideal for all those who have been pushing their agenda over the years for more and more heads up runs.

There were several stockers in attendance and we did not even have to check their carb sizes.

Travis

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Maybe we need some clarification of terms here.
If you have a heads up 13.0 class, then you could just run in it with an 11.0 car or a 9.90 car for that matter.
Or, is it zero breakout, even start , like the .90 classes?
If that's the case, what about throttle stops from the 60' to the 1000' trap, 565 R-M motors, trans brakes and so on , or is the winning mph limited, like it should be?
In that case, what are we saying here? The fans can understand breakouts, but not handicap head starts?

I don't suppose you can deep stage in the NHRA 13.0 class ? hahaha

[Travis Miller]

As an example, the same applies to all the heads up index classes. If you are in the 13 second class, you race only other cars in the 13 second class. There is no eliminator against other classes. First to the finish line without going quicker than 13 second is the winner because a breakout is in effect. If both cars go quicker than 13 seconds, the least under is the winner. Deep staging is allowed. 5/10ths Pro tree in 11,12,and 13 second. 4/10th in the others.

I teched at the Indy Unleashed. The rules are on NHRA.com. in the Unleashed section. The series is still new but is similar to other heads up groups that have been around for awhile. There were several Stockers running the 11 and 12 second classes. Lots of S/G and S/ST cars were in the 9.00, 9.50, and 10.00 second index classes. Pretty much anything goes in the index classes. They mainly have to meet NHRA safety rules for the ET they are running.

Pro Mod, Outlaw 10.5, Limited Street, and EZ Street do have class rules that are explained on NHRA.com. For those who have never seen these faster heads up classes, they are impressive. Lots of nitrous, turbochargers and superchargers. Although the crowd was not huge, they did seem to enjoy the race.

So for all you people that for years have pushed for a heads up agenda, looks like you now get your wish as there is no handicapped shoe polish racing here.

Travis

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